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Title
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Union Station - Tower 6
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Description
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View looking southwest of Interlocking Tower 6, once located to the east of Union Station along the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks. Buildings once located at the intersection of Pershing Road and Main Street, the Liberty Memorial, and Union Station can be seen. Signs for the Upjohn Company, the Hotel Plaza, and Sherwin-Williams are in view.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Map Showing the Location of the Kansas City Bridge
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Description
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Map showing the location of the Hannibal Bridge, as well as the surrounding communities of Harlem, Wyandott, West Kansas and early Kansas City. The map shows the location of the southern bank of the Missouri River when the area was first surveyed in 1826 and indicates the rail lines connecting to the bridge.
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Proposed Master Plan
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Description
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Proposed master plan for Kansas City, Missouri development, including highways, thoroughfares, neighborhood boundaries, residential areas, business & commercial areas, railroad and industrial areas, public spaces, and public schools and recreation areas. Map covers Kansas City, Missouri city limits south of the Missouri River, with connections shown to surrounding communities, including North Kansas City, Missouri, Johnson County, Kansas, and Raytown, Missouri.
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Date
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1946
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
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Description
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Photograph showing work being done on the first pier of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1867-09-11
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
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Description
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Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. Several workers can be seen standing atop the first section of the bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1868-05-15
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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False Works for Pier No. 4
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Description
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Photograph showing the temporary structure used to build the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge. Workers and the northern bank of the Missouri River can also be seen.
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Date
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1868-10-12
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lowering Caisson for Pier No. 5
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Description
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Photograph showing the lowering of caisson number five, designed to support the fifth pier of the Hannibal Bridge along the northern bank of the Missouri River. Several workers can be seen.
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Date
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1868-02-13
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Crew of Divers, at Pier No. 4
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Description
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Photograph showing a crew of divers and other workers at the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge.
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Date
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1869-03-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Finishing Pier No. 5
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Description
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Photograph showing the final phase of construction for the fifth pier of the Hannibal Bridge along the northern bank of the Missouri River. A worker is posed in the foreground and others stand in the background.
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Date
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1869-03-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View of Open Draw
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Description
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Photograph showing the completed Hannibal Bridge showing its draw open to allow ships to pass through the Missouri River’s navigation channel. The early riverfront area of Kansas City can be seen.
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Date
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1869-08-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View of Top Chord, Looking South
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Description
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Photograph from atop the completed Hannibal Bridge facing south toward Kansas City. The Missouri River bluffs and several buildings located in the early riverfront area can be seen.
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Date
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1869-08-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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View of Pier No. 3
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Description
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Photograph showing the completed third pier of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1869-03-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
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Description
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Photograph showing progress on the first section of the Hannibal Bridge extending from the southern bank of the Missouri River. The northern bank of the river can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1869-03-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View of the Completed Bridge, from the North-West
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Description
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Photograph taken from the northern bank of the Missouri River facing Kansas City. Two individuals can be seen standing near a pier on the river’s northern bank. Several buildings, the Gillis House hotel, the Missouri River Bluffs and the early riverfront area can be seen.
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Date
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1869-08-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Map of the City of Kansas - Jackson County, Missouri
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Description
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Map of the City of Kansas, later known as Kansas City, in Jackson County, Missouri. Major streets, railroad lines, additions and subdivisions are marked. Landmarks and significant buildings are labeled. Harlem on the north side of the Missouri River in Clay County, Missouri, is shown.
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Date
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1880
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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P41 Union Station Construction Photographs Finding Aid
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Description
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The Union Station Construction Photographs collection consists of 49 photographs of Kansas City’s Union Station and corresponding infrastructure while under construction. The photos are identified, dated between 1910-1911, and offer insight into the scope of work put into the building that would serve as the primary transportation hub of Kansas City into the middle of the 20th century.
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Date
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1910/1911
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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